About this episode

Andy Deossa joins the podcast to preview the 2026 World Cup from an MLS perspective.

Andy Deossa, sports writer for Apple and host and creator of Kickin The Real podcast, joins Scarf to start our 2026 World Cup coverage! We take a look at the world's most prestigious tournament through an MLS lens, as well as give our predictions for the winner and our thoughts on the three host nations!

People in this episode

Hosts: J.R. Lebert, Christian Filimon

Guest: Andy Deossa

Topics covered

• World Cup
• MLS
• soccer predictions
• sports analysis
• 2026 World Cup preview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple

Books & works: Kickin The Real

Places: MLS, three host nations

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